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This is former Flyer Doug Favell, the goalie who once forced the Flyers to trade Bernie Parent then in a twist of irony he was traded for the rights to Bernie. The result was futility for Favell and 2 Stanley Cups for the Flyers.

Baseball and football are, and always will be, America's sports. They are for folks who think, analyze, and strategize. They require study.

The rest are for folks who are just entertained with constant motion and noise.

As someone who has played what some consider all 4 major sports I can attest that hockey is the most demanding. Any idiot can play baseball or more specifically, softball. And if you don't think there is strategy to hockey then I don't know what else to tell you. Ever map out a power play? Or a pick and roll in basketball? It's not as easy as it sounds. And baseball is the only sport where it's players can smoke and get away with it. But to belittle any hockey and basketball just goes to show what kind of person you are. Oh, and there isn't much "thinking" when it comes to baseball.

As someone who has played what some consider all 4 major sports I can attest that hockey is the most demanding.

For you perhaps. But what about boxing?

Originally Posted by NJCardFan

Any idiot can play baseball or more specifically, softball. And if you don't think there is strategy to hockey then I don't know what else to tell you. Ever map out a power play? Or a pick and roll in basketball? It's not as easy as it sounds.

Continuous action sports like hockey, basketball, soccer, etc. are games where tactics become strategy. Sorta like tennis; back and forth, back and forth, and so on.

Originally Posted by NJCardFan

And baseball is the only sport where it's players can smoke and get away with it. But to belittle any hockey and basketball just goes to show what kind of person you are.

I'm not "belittling" hockey or basketball. Certainly they require skill and athletic ability like any sport. But what I'm saying is that sports like football and baseball require more strategic planning.

Originally Posted by NJCardFan

Oh, and there isn't much "thinking" when it comes to baseball.

Oh, you are so mistaken. Hockey, basketball, and the other continuous action sports are reaction oriented, and stress the individual player over the team. Football and baseball are much more team oriented.

Four boxes keep us free: the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box.

I'm not "belittling" hockey or basketball. Certainly they require skill and athletic ability like any sport. But what I'm saying is that sports like football and baseball require more strategic planning.